DVSA issues update on driving tests after booking system taken offline amid 'unprecedented demand' - learners will have to wait until next week to book
reported not being able to access the site at all.The DVSA has now decided to take the site offline until next week while it addresses the issue.Gareth Llewellyn, DVSA chief executive, said: "Coronavirus has severely impacted our business as usual operations, including by stopping driving tests in March."Since then DVSA have only been dealing with applications for emergency driving tests for critical workers."Following unprecedented demand for the driving test booking system with almost 7 million attempts to book a test when it opened, we need to carry out urgent maintenance so people can book tests."We have to close the booking service until Wednesday 26 August and are sorry for any inconvenience caused."Visitors who try and reach the